Tabitha Arise!

Matthew 14:22-23 “ Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there”. Perpetually, Jesus withdrew from people, daily life activities, and the demands of His ministry to be alone with the Father and pray. This is how He began his ministry - “At once the Spirit sent [Jesus] out into the desert, and he was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan.” (Mark 1:12). It’s how He dealt with the constant demands of His ministry and cared for His soul - “Despite Jesus’ plea that his miracles be kept secret, the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” (Luke 5:15-16; also Mark 1:45) It’s how He dealt with grie...

Text: Ephesians 5:1-2 “ Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.” As children of God, we have been called upon to imitate Christ, to walk in love as He did. Just as Christ gave Himself up as a Living sacrifice, an offering to God as a sweet-smelling savour so we too are expected to do the same. Which is why our Ladies Online BS platform, (This woman a living sacrifice) couldn’t be more befitting. It is God-ordained, birthed by God Himself to nurture us ladies into becoming that living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. It is a platform that God has given us ladies to receive the teachings and the corrections that will make us into instruments for special purposes, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work. (2 Tim 2:21)“Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will b...